2020 Thomas Cup qualification explained

2020 Thomas Cup qualification
Dates: –
Venue:BA: Rizal Memorial Coliseum
BCA: Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
BE: Stade Couvert Régional
BO: Ken Kay Badminton Stadium
BPA: Centro Pan-Americano de Judô
Location:BA: Manila, Philippines
BCA: Cairo, Egypt
BE: Liévin, France
BO: Ballarat, Australia
BPA: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Previous:2018
Next:2022

The 2020 Thomas Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 14 of the 16 teams which will play in the 2020 Thomas Cup, with Denmark qualifying automatically as hosts, and China qualifying automatically as trophy holder.[1]

Qualified teams

Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on World Team Rankings Final appearance
Host country 29 November 2018
2018 Thomas Cup winners 27 May 2018
Badminton Africa2020 All Africa Team Championships winners13 February 2020
Badminton Asia2020 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 14 February 2020
Badminton Asia2020 Asia Team Championships winners14 February 2020
Badminton Asia2020 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 14 February 2020
Badminton Asia2020 Asia Team Championships runners up14 February 2020
Badminton Europe2020 European Team Championships semifinalists 14 February 2020
Badminton Europe2020 European Team Championships runners up14 February 2020
Badminton Oceania2020 Oceania Team Championships semifinalists18 February 2020
2020 Pan Am Team Championships winners 16 February 2020
Badminton EuropeBest ranking (Europe)18 February 2020
Badminton EuropeBest ranking (Europe) 18 February 2020
Badminton AsiaBest ranking (overall)18 February 2020
Badminton AsiaBest ranking (overall)18 February 2020
Badminton AsiaBest ranking (overall)18 February 2020
Withdrew
Badminton Europe2020 European Team Championships semifinalists 14 February 2020
Badminton Oceania2020 Oceania Team Championships winners15 February 2020

Qualification process

The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 16. The allocation of slots for each confederation is the same allocation from 2016 tournament; 4 from each Asia and Europe, and 1 from each Africa, Oceania and Pan Am. Two automatic qualifiers are the host and defending champion. The remaining quota will be filled by World Team Ranking.

Confederation qualification

Badminton Confederation of Africa

See main article: 2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships. The qualification for the African teams was held from 10 to 13 February 2020, at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Second round (knockout stage)

Badminton Asia

See main article: 2020 Badminton Asia Men's Team Championships. The qualification for the Asian teams will held from 11 to 16 February 2020, at the Srizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila, Philippines. The semifinalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. China qualified automatically as trophy holder.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Second round (knockout stage)

Badminton Europe

See main article: 2020 European Men's Team Badminton Championships. The qualification for the European teams will held from 11 to 16 February 2020, at the Stade Couvert Régional in Liévin, France. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. Denmark qualified automatically as hosts.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Second round (knockout stage)

Badminton Oceania

See main article: 2020 Oceania Badminton Championships. The qualification for the Oceanian teams will hold from 13 to 15 February 2020, at the Ken Kay Badminton Stadium in Ballarat, Australia. The winner of the Oceania qualification qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Round-robin

Badminton Pan Am

See main article: 2020 Pan Am Men's Team Badminton Championships. The qualification for the Pan Am teams will hold from 13 to 16 February 2020, at the Centro Pan-Americano de Judô in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Second round (knockout stage)

World team rankings

Summary of qualification

Below is the chart of the BWF World Team Ranking calculated by adding World Ranking points of top three Men's Singles players and top two Men's Doubles pairs on 18 February 2020.[2] [3]

RankNationPointsContinental
results		Qualification
status
1BA406,902WinnerQualified as the winner of BA
2BA377,562SemifinalsQualified as BA semifinalists
3BA329,458Trophy HolderQualified as trophy holder
4BE304,472WinnerQualified as host country
5BA276,250QuarterfinalsQualified by ranking (overall)
6BA250,525SemifinalsQualified as BA semifinalists
7BA231,964Runner-upQualified as BA runners up
8BA197,987QuarterfinalsQualified by ranking (overall)
9BA184,221QuarterfinalsQualified by ranking (overall)
10BA182,876
11BE141,712QuarterfinalsQualified by ranking (Europe)
12BPA133,060WinnerQualified as the winner of BPA
13BE129,507QuarterfinalsQualified by ranking (Europe)
14BE123,440SemifinalsQualified as BE semifinalists
15BE116,127Semifinals
16BE112,980Runner-upQualified as BE runners up
17BPA83,4203rd place
18BA72,422Group stage
19BPA70,239Runner-up
20BPA69,4585th place
21BE68,376Group stage
22BPA65,2894th place
23BCA64,606
24BE64,028Group stage
25BA60,757
26BE58,397Quarterfinals
27BE57,907Group stage
28BCA56,912Semifinals
29BE54,401Group stage
30BE54,084Group stage
31BE53,299Group stage
32BO51,535Winner
33BE50,210
34BE49,978Group stage
35BCA49,502Runner-up
36BCA48,331WinnerQualified as the winner of BCA
37BO47,471Runner-upQualified as the runners up of BO, declined the offer
38BE45,423Quarterfinals
39BPA45,350
40BE43,456Group stage
41BE42,519Group stage
42BE38,687Group stage
43BPA38,3926th place
44BE38,375Group stage
45BE38,066Group stage
46BA34,821
47BE34,017Group stage
48BE31,386Group stage
49BE27,340Group stage
50BPA26,240
50+ participants
51BE24,624Group stage
52BCA24,225Semifinals
54BE23,079Group stage
56BA22,026Quarterfinals
57BE21,312Group stage
59BE20,405Group stage
60BE19,820Group stage
61BA18,770Group stage
64BE16,080Group stage
67BCA15,326Group stage
73BE11,714Group stage
80BCA7,970Group stage
81BCA7,681Group stage
84BE7,010Group stage
92BCA6,280Group stage
96BO5,1454th place
106BE3,290Group stage
107BO3,1293rd placeQualified as BO semifinalists
110BO3,0205th place
112BE2,975Group stage
124BE1,148Group stage

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Information: Thomas and Uber Cup finals. BWF Corporate. .pdf. 7 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207123529/https://bwfextranet.com/docs/events/3194/docs/Information%20_%20Thomas%20_%20Uber%20Cup%20Finals%2023118.pdf. 7 February 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Rankings MS 18 FEB 2020 . bwfbadminton.com . 18 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Rankings MD 18 FEB 2020 . bwfbadminton.com . 18 February 2020.

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